Quote:
Originally posted by NismoDrifts
Metric is logically put together, and is used by most of the world, while Standard is erratic and used only by US in the US. I grew up with standard, however.
Oh well, i like metric....but when it comes to temperature i prefer the Kelvin scale (yeah, im weird, but its an ABSOLUTE scale, so why not?)
|
Thats not quite true. There are other countries that use standard. One thing that is hard for some is to understand the frame of reference for each measurement. For instance, I now what a mile is, I can tell when I've walked, run or driven about that far but I cant with a Kilometer. The thing with the temperature is that Ferenheight offers a more precise reading without having to go to decimals. Although centigrade really should have been kalvins to start with (kelvins start at abolute zero - there are no negative temperatures) since the freezing point of water is subjective based on altitude and selinity.